Following on the previous post, here’s more:

From: Moerman, Tim <Tim.Moerman@ottawa.ca>
Sent: Tue, Dec 1, 2015 1:37 pm
Subject: REMINDER! Minimum Parking Review — N’OUBLIEZ PAS! Examen des exigences minimales de stationnement

***REMINDER!***

(le français suit)

Zoning Study: Minimum Parking Review

Draft Recommendations Now Available
Deadline for Comments: December 18, 2015

Good afternoon!

We are writing today to remind you that the Minimum Parking Review has produced some draft recommendations on changes to the minimum parking requirements under the Zoning By-law, as well as some additions to the Frequently Asked Questions page. The proposed changes can be accessed from our project page at

http://ottawa.ca/minimumparking

We’ve also produced a short video that discusses some of the reasons for our approach:

Link to Minimum Parking Review Movie.

The Minimum Parking Review was launched on May 4th, 2015 with our online Discussion Paper. Stakeholders were encouraged to read the discussion paper, which laid out the background, pros and cons of minimum parking requirements, as well as a range of approaches to modifying these requirements. Stakeholders were invited to send comments on the Discussion Paper, and over the summer we met with a number of community associations to discuss the issue and to gather feedback. Draft recommendations were posted on October 21st.

We welcome your thoughts and comments on the proposals described above. Please send comments no later than December 18, 2015 and direct all correspondence to:

Email: tim.moerman@ottawa.ca or minimumparking@ottawa.ca
Regular mail: Review of Minimum Parking Requirements
City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th Floor Mail Code 01-14
K1P 1J1
Fax: (613) 580-2459
Website: http://ottawa.ca/minimumparking

***N’OUBLIEZ PAS!***

Étude de zonage : Examen des exigences minimales de stationnement

Recommandations provisoires disponibles
Date limite pour les commentaires, le 18 décembre 2015

Madame, Monsieur,

Nous vous écrivons aujourd’hui pour vous faire souvenir que l’examen des exigences minimales de stationnement a donné lieu à quelques recommandations provisoires visant des changements aux exigences minimales fixées par le Règlement de zonage, ainsi que plusieurs réponses a vos questions ajoutées à la Foire au questions. Les changements proposés peuvent être examinés sur notre page Web consacrée au projet :

http://ottawa.ca/stationnementminimum

Nous avons également réalisé une courte vidéo qui traite de certaines raisons qui ont motivé notre approche :

Lien de la vidéo sur la révision des exigences minimales de stationnement

L’examen des exigences minimales de stationnement a été entamé le 4 mai 2015 avec notre document de travail en ligne. Les parties intéressées ont été encouragées à lire ce document, qui décrivait le contexte, les avantages et les inconvénients des exigences minimales de stationnement, et qui exposait une série d’approches visant à modifier ces exigences. Les parties intéressées ont été invitées à faire part de leurs commentaires sur le document de travail. Au cours de l’été, nous avons rencontré un certain nombre d’associations communautaires afin de discuter de cette question et de prendre connaissance des commentaires émis. Nos recommendations provisoires ont été publiées le 21 octobre.

N’hésitez pas à nous faire part de vos commentaires sur les propositions décrites plus haut. Veuillez envoyer toute commentaire d’ici le 18 décembre 2015 aux coordonnées suivantes :

Courriel : tim.moerman@ottawa.ca ou stationnementminimum@ottawa.ca
Poste : Examen des exigences minimales de stationnement
Hôtel de ville
110, avenue Laurier Ouest, 4e étage, courrier interne 01-14
K1P 1J1
Télécopieur : (613) 580-2459
Web : http://ottawa.ca/stationnementminimum

Tim J. Moerman, MCIP, RPP
Planner
Policy Development and Urban Design Branch
Urbaniste
Direction élaboration des politiques et conception urbaine
City of Ottawa | Ville d’Ottawa
http://ottawa.ca/planning / http://ottawa.ca/urbanisme

For local bicyclists, the City of Ottawa “Cycling in the City – November 2015” newsletter has some useful information, such as which paths are plowed in winter. The November issue’s topics are:

• East-West Bikeway Update
• Winter Cycling Network
• Macdonald‑Cartier Bridge Rehabilitation and Multi-purpose Sidewalk
• Mackenzie Avenue Cycle Tracks
• Bronson Avenue Improvements at Colonel By Drive
• 2014 Bruce Timmerman Award Winner – Monna-Leigh McElveny
• Trillium Line Pathway Extension, Young Street to Carling Avenue
• Cycling Data – Strava
• 2015 Roundup

You can see it at http://cityofottawa.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=a284df1155ec3e67286080500df36a9a.1400&nosocial=1 or sign up to receive your own copy there too.

From: Scott.Caldwell@ottawa.ca
Subject: Kitchssippi Parking Strategy – Westboro Update
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 19:02:02 +0000

Good afternoon,

This is a follow-up to the on-going work we are doing tied to the Kitchissippi Parking Strategy. I am reaching out to provide an update specific to Westboro. Since early 2015, we have been working towards clarifying parking issues in both Westboro and Wellington West, ultimately towards identifying solutions as part of a broader strategy that will cover both areas.

Westboro has been a focus with respect to parking for some time now, subject to a previous study that ran from 2011 to 2013 and comprehensive levels of data collection in the interim that have helped to guide the current initiative. To this point in 2015, there has been an effort to connect with stakeholders in order to both convey information and receive feedback. This has been done through a Public Town Hall meeting and direct contact with the Westboro Village BIA, the different community associations and other groups. The information gained from the various comments and pieces of feedback is very important to our process. This consultation process will continue into 2016, so we continue to welcome any feedback and would be more than happy to sit down with anybody to discuss parking in Westboro.

I have included two attachments with this e-mail:

· Summary of Feedback To-Date – A roll-up of the different things we have heard either through meetings or via e-mail.

· Parking Management Toolbox – This is in response to requests we received for better information to help build an improved understanding of the different tools that are considered as part of any parking study process.

Going forward in Westboro, we will continue our process to clarify issues and discuss potential solutions. It is expected that the resulting Kitchissippi Parking Management Strategy will be finalized by mid-2016.

Concurrent with the work being done in Westboro, we have been in the midst of data collection Wellington West for the last few months and are currently in the process of reviewing all of this information in order to develop a clearer picture of what is happening in terms of parking supply and demand in that area. There will be a Public Open House for Wellington West in early 2016 (likely February).

Information related to the Kitchissippi Parking Strategy remains available at http://www.ottawa.ca/kitchissippiparking. Shortly, there will be updates posted which will include summary study data.

I look forward to continuing to connect with different members of the community. Again, please don’t hesitate to pass any comments forward or let me know if there are any questions related to the process.

We will be sure to provide information on the status of the studies as things progress.

Regards,

Scott Caldwell – Program Manager, Parking Studies
Parking Services
Public Works
City of Ottawa
Office: 613-580-2424 ext. 27581
Cell Phone: 613-614-3155
e-mail: Scott.Caldwell@ottawa.ca